Doris Höhmann is Associate Professor in German Language, Translation and Linguistics at the University of Bologna (Department of Interpreting and Translation, Forlì).
Her research focuses mainly on linguistic variation, methodological issues in empirical research, second language teaching and learning, bilingual lexicography, LSP and domain-specific communication in areas including law, tourism and health. Recently her research interests have expanded to include the creation and optimization of plurilingual script-based communication tools in plain language.
EDUCATION
2005
PhD in German Linguistics, within an international PhD Programme - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (2005) - University of Graz, Austria (2007). Doctoral Thesis on linguistic variation in legal communication ("Zur stilistischen und lexikalischen Variation in verschiedenen Textsorten des Verwaltungsrechts").
1993
MADegree (laurea quadriennale) in Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Lecce. Main subjects: Literature, Linguistics, Philosophy, Sociology, History of Art. Thesis on bilingual communication: “La Comunicazione Bilingue”.
EMPLYOMENT HISTORY
From October 2018: Professore Associato di Lingua e Traduzione - Tedesco (Associate Professor of German Linguistics), University of Bologna
2007-2018: Professore Associato di Lingua e Traduzione - Tedesco (Associate Professor of German Linguistics), University of Sassari
2001-2007: Collaboratore ed esperto linguistico di lingua madre: tedesco (Foreign language instructor: German), University of Bologna
1997-2001: contrattista (part-time contract professor), University of Lecce
1996-2001: contrattista (part-time contract professor), Scuola Superiore di Lingue Moderne per Interpreti e Traduttori, University of Bologna (Forlì)
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
The Polyglot Garden by DIT's Working Group on Sustainability
IGENI (Italy-Germany Networking Initiatives for Art Communication and Promotion) by the network Musei e Scenari Linguistico-culturali dell’Interazione orale (MUESLI, cf. https://dit.unibo.it/it/dipartimento/accordi-e-collaborazioni ); IGENI won a Humboldt Alumni Award (2022).
